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The North Caucasus Federal District's Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative warned regional governors about the risks associated with the misuse of budget funds.
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The North Caucasus Federal District's Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative warned regional governors about the risks associated with the misuse of budget funds.
17 September 2025

At a meeting of the working group on combating illegal financial transactions in the North Caucasus Federal District, Yuri Chaika, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative to the North Caucasus Federal District, drew governors' attention to the risks of crimes associated with the misuse of budget funds. Specifically, the discussion focused on official misconduct, embezzlement, misuse, and failure to utilize funds.

A case has been opened against a teenager in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic on charges of attacking a police officer
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A case has been opened against a teenager in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic on charges of attacking a police officer
16 September 2025

The investigative bodies of Kabardino-Balkaria have opened a criminal case against a 17-year-old local resident suspected of aiding terrorist activity. Information about this is posted on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

Serious Crime Rate Increases in Four Regions of the North Caucasus
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Serious Crime Rate Increases in Four Regions of the North Caucasus
16 September 2025

According to statistics from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, 3.9 thousand serious and especially serious crimes were registered in Dagestan from January to August of this year, which is 21% more than the same figure for last year. Such crimes include those that are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 10 years, including murder, rape and terrorist acts.

Former Secretary of State of Dagestan to Have Property Worth Half a Billion Rubles Seized
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Former Secretary of State of Dagestan to Have Property Worth Half a Billion Rubles Seized
16 September 2025

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit to seize 53 real estate properties belonging to former Secretary of State of Dagestan Magomed-Sultan Magomedov and 16 of his relatives in favor of the state. The total value of the assets, located in Dagestan, Stavropol Krai, and Moscow, is estimated at approximately 500 million rubles.

The North Caucasus Federal District is the leader in terms of the lowest alcoholism rates in Russia
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The North Caucasus Federal District is the leader in terms of the lowest alcoholism rates in Russia
15 September 2025

In 2024, the frequency of primary diagnoses of "alcoholism" and "alcoholic psychosis" in the North Caucasus Federal District (NCFD) was significantly lower than the Russian average. According to the Russian Ministry of Health, the average for Russia was 43.4 cases per 100 thousand residents.

In Adygea, an unknown person hung a pig's head near a mosque
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In Adygea, an unknown person hung a pig's head near a mosque
15 September 2025

An incident occurred in the village of Kozet in the Takhtamukaysky district of Adygea: an unknown person placed a pig's head on the fence of a local mosque and recorded it on video. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Adygea and Krasnodar Krai declared the incident to be provocative in nature and contacted law enforcement agencies.

The highest level of drug addiction in the North Caucasus Federal District is in North Ossetia
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The highest level of drug addiction in the North Caucasus Federal District is in North Ossetia
14 September 2025

Drug addiction statistics in the regions of the North Caucasus are uneven and in some cases exceed the average for Russia.

Municipal elections in Dagestan are taking place amid problems with water and electricity
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Municipal elections in Dagestan are taking place amid problems with water and electricity
12 September 2025

In Izberbash, where about 60 thousand people live, there was a water supply outage. There are also water outages in Buinaksk. The previous evening, dozens of villages in Dagestan were left without electricity. Against this background, elections to local government bodies have begun in the republic.

A resident of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic was sentenced to 20 years for planning a terrorist attack against the FSB
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A resident of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic was sentenced to 20 years for planning a terrorist attack against the FSB
12 September 2025

In Rostov-on-Don, a military court found a resident of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, Akhmat Dzhanibekov, guilty of involvement in the activities of an organization recognized as terrorist and preparing a terrorist attack against the FSB department for Karachay-Cherkessia. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia has been dismissed
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The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia has been dismissed
11 September 2025

By decree of President Vladimir Putin, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Ingushetia, Mikhail Korobkin, has been dismissed. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.